Storm Chasing in Alberta

With a bit of luck, I’ll get some opportunity to do some storm chasing this season. I’ve already got a few hail stone dents from a trip into B.C. back in 2013 (see the exploding hail stone here), so I’m not too worried about more damage to the VagabondExpedition Jeep….

Alberta’s Wild Rose

After only 3 years of living in, and exploring Alberta, I finally get to see Alberta’s Provincial Flower – the Wild Rose. Here this Bumble Bee works on the pollination of a few roses: I was quite surprised at the abundance of the Wild Rose here. I’ve covered thousands of…

Clearwater County – Home of Bigfoot?

I don’t know if a creature such as Bigfoot or Sasquatch exists, but certainly if it does, he and his “family” could have quite a home in Clearwater County of Alberta. Although there is logging in the area, climb a mountain and have a look around – there is so much…

Limestone Mountain, Alberta – Day 1

On May 30th, the ABJK (Alberta Jeep JK group) hosted an open invitation to join in on a multi day camping and trail run event in Central Alberta to Limestone Mountain and surrounding area. I was able to join in on the run starting on a Saturday and a small…

Waiparous Trail Run & Sway Bars

A weekend trail run through Waiparous provincial recreation area in Alberta resulted in a bit of a learning experience about sway bars and sway bar links. The weather started out a bit miserable, but the weather network seemed confident it would clear up by “mid-day”. The video below is the…